Essays about: "straw height regulation"

Found 1 essay containing the words straw height regulation.

  1. 1. Residues of Straw Height Reducing Plant Growth Regulators in Cereal Products

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Emma Herelius; [2017]
    Keywords : plant protection products; plant growth regulators; straw height regulation; chlormequat; ethephon; mepiquat; trinexapac; residues; cereal products;

    Abstract : The use of plant growth regulators (PGRs) to reduce stem elongation in cereals has for a long time been debated in Sweden, particularly since residues of especially one active substance, chlormequat, are often detected in cereal food products. The food company Coop Sverige AB has a desire to limit the possible presence of PGRs in the cereal products of their own brands. READ MORE